Penn State students will learn about and develop an action plan for reducing the amount of plastic 污染 in the Aegean Sea alongside students from universities worldwide as part of the
CHANCE Greece study abroad program this summer (Photo: Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation)
宾州中央谷. — Penn State CHANCE — Connecting Humans And Nature through Conservation Experiences — is offering students hands-on research experience in Greece this summer.
The Mediterranean Sea is a region of significant biodiversity, but has been experiencing biodiversity loss at an alarming rate due to overfishing, habitat destruction and fragmentation, 污染, climate change and invasive species. Students in this unique two-course embedded study-abroad program will study, 并与, the biodiversity of select ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea of Greece.
Using a multidisciplinary approach, they will work to unravel the science concepts, 保护的现实, 和地方, national and global sustainability issues that surround the decline of species in the Mediterranean’s fragile waters. 另外, they will be given the opportunity to explore and develop a deeper and more enriched understanding of the intensifying anthropogenic pressure of plastic 污染.
To accomplish the above objectives, 10 select Penn State undergraduates will complete pre-field work online in the late spring 2024 semester for seven weeks, which will introduce them to the fields of 保护 biology and sustainability. The students will then travel to Greece from May 20 to June 14, where they will learn from local, national and international experts, researchers and faculty about sustainability, 保护, 环境生物学, 海洋生物学, and international policy and law related to issues confronting the Aegean Sea.
Students will work in small groups with students from other universities worldwide and be mentored by scientists and 保护ists from two non-governmental organizations — Archipelagos Institute for Marine Conservation on the Greek island of Samos, and Archelon Sea Turtle Protection Society at their rescue centers in Glyfada, 雅典, and nesting sites of loggerhead sea turtles in Kyparissia Bay.
Throughout this 4-week practicum, students will be engaged in a group-based Problem-based Learning (PBL) project to address the question “How can we help reduce the amount of plastic 污染 in the Aegean Sea?” Student groups will develop a plan of action to answer this question and explain their plan of action in a public product, 比如海报, 宣传册, 科学论文, presentation aimed at identified policymakers, 一件艺术品, 等等. All students will be mentored throughout each step of the PBL process.
The CHANCE Greece program is open to all Penn State undergraduate students in all majors. Program cost is $3,400 plus airfare. Scholarship opportunities are available. 申请截止日期为2月. 15; students can apply online through the CHANCE website.
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